Brickellia dentata
Appearance
Brickellia dentata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. dentata
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Binomial name | |
Brickellia dentata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Brickellia dentata, the leafy brickellbush,[2] is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has only been found in Texas in the south-central United States.[3]
Brickellia dentata is a branching shrub sometimes growing up to 120 centimeters (48 inches or 4 feet) tall. Produces numerous yellow or pale green flower heads in a paniculate array.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Brickellia dentata (DC.) Sch. Bip.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia dentata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia dentata (de Candolle) Schultz-Bipontinus in B. Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald. 301. 1856.
External links
[edit]- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Excerpts from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter